baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2552442-A (GB)
Title: Wheeled walking frame for people with impaired mobility
Inventor: ANTHONY BOWER ADAMS
IPC: A61H3/04
Filed: 2016-02-05
Abstract: A foldable wheeled walking frame for use by walking-impaired individuals, comprises front 102 and rear 103 sub-frames connected by a hinge arrangement 300 provided along transverse bars of the sub-frames for folding the frame. In a non-use state of the frame, the front and rear sub-frames are folded flat together along the hinge. Wheels 105,106, at least one of which 105 is pivotable, are mounted on respective front and rear sub-frames. Attachment means 206,107 are provided at both sides of the frame and positioned adjacent to the hinge for detachably coupling walking sticks 109 at both sides of the frame. In use, the sticks 109 provide a walking-impaired individual with balance by transferring their weight through the frame to the wheels via the attachment means. Furthermore, the hinge (300, figure 3) and attachment means 206,107 are arranged such that the walking-impaired individual's weight acts on the hinge to ensure the front 102 and rear 103 sub-frames are unfolded rigidly.
Patent GB-2550561-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for optically exciting and detecting fluorescence
Inventor: MATTHEW ROBERTS
IPC: G01N21/64
Filed: 2016-05-17
Abstract: A device 2 for optically exciting fluorescence comprises a transparent substrate 7 having first and second opposite faces and a multilayer stack 8 disposed on the second face of the substrate. The multilayer stack comprises first layer 25 having a first refractive index and a second layer 28 having a second refractive index. The first layer is interposed between the second layer and the substrate. The substrate has a third refractive index. The first refractive index is less than the second refractive index and the third refractive index. The device includes an integrated light source 6 carried by the first face of the substrate and arranged to emit light towards the first layer, and a detector 4 directed at the substrate, the substrate 7 interposed between the stack 8 and the detector for detecting fluorescence. A fluorescent layer 14 may be included on the top surface of the second layer.
Patent GB-2534816-A (GB)
Title: Flyback quick start driving circuit and driving method
Inventor: ZHAO WANG
IPC: H02M3/335
Filed: 2014-01-22
Abstract: The present invention relates to a flyback quick start driving circuit and driving method. The circuit comprises a voltage input unit, a transformer provided with a primary winding, a secondary winding and an auxiliary winding, a driving unit controlling operation of the primary winding of the transformer, a voltage pull-up unit, and a feedback control unit. The voltage pull-up unit performs a charging process according to a direct current voltage provided by the voltage input unit. An output voltage is pulled up to a start voltage and provided to the driving unit, enabling the driving unit to start operating. A driving signal is outputted, and the primary winding of the transformer is driven to operate. The auxiliary winding of the transformer produces an auxiliary winding voltage as a result. The feedback control unit obtains the auxiliary winding voltage, and according to the size of the auxiliary winding voltage, determines whether to stop the charging operation of the voltage pull-up unit. When the charging operation of the voltage pull-up unit is stopped, the feedback control unit provides the auxiliary winding voltage to the driving unit, so as to maintain continued operation of the driving unit. The present invention can quick start a load while maintaining low power loss.
Patent GB-2550978-A (GB)
Title: Method and wafer for fabricating transducer devices
Inventor: Marek Sebastian Piechocinski
IPC: H04R19/04
Filed: 2016-06-30
Abstract: A wafer for use in fabricating MEMS microphone devices comprises a bracing structure that partitions the wafer into a plurality of device fabrication regions 1051-4, and a plurality of MEMS microphone devices fabricated in the fabrication regions. The bracing structures comprise inoperative dummy MEMS microphone structures that do not comprise a back volume and are not thinned and provide structural reinforcement to the thinned operative devices in the fabrication regions. The bracing structures may comprise combinations of radial, circular, rectangular and hexagonal arrangements.
Patent GB-2540693-A (GB)
Title: Portable device comprising an electrical cable
Inventor: YVES CALANGE
IPC: B01F13/00
Filed: 2013-03-08
Abstract: Hand blender type of device comprising: an electric motor (7, figure 1) connected to a housing 3 comprising a female electrical socket 5, the motor being able to drive in rotation a shaft 8 having an extremity located outside the housing and able to receive a tool, said shaft being arranged along a fourth axis 10; an electric power cable 13 having a male plug 15 able to engage with the female socket, the device being characterized in that it also comprises: a first raised portion 65 arranged on a surface of the housing arranged substantially perpendicular to the fourth axis and oriented towards the extremity of the shaft able to receive a tool, said first raised portion being located close to an edge of said surface; a second raised portion 67 arranged on the male plug or on the housing close to the female socket, said first and second raised portions each forming a stop, said stops being able to hold the electric power cable in position wound around the housing.
Patent GB-2556878-A (GB)
Title: Hydrocarbon separation process and apparatus
Inventor: TERENCE RONALD TOMLINSON
IPC: F25J3/06
Filed: 2016-11-18
Abstract: This invention relates to a process, and apparatus for effecting such a process, for the cryogenic fractionation of gaseous hydrocarbon feeds to extract and recover the valuable heavier components thereof. The invention is particularly concerned with a process for efficient recovery of ethane and heavier components from a natural gas feed. The process comprises (i) cooling the high-pressure gaseous feed to produce a first high-pressure partially condensed stream, (ii) feeding that to a first fractionation column 8 at a pressure greater than 0.6 MPa and recovering a first liquid stream higher in heavier hydrocarbons and a first gaseous stream lower in heavier hydrocarbons, where reboil is provided to the first fractionation column, (iii) expanding at least a portion of said first liquid stream higher in heavier hydrocarbons to produce a first expanded stream, and feeding at least a portion of it to a second fractionation column 16, (iv) recovering process energy by work expanding at least a portion of the first gaseous stream lower in heavier hydrocarbons to produce an expanded partially condensed stream, and feeding at least a portion of it to the second fractionation column, (v) recovering a separated lights stream lower in heavier hydrocarbons from the second fractionation column 16, and (vi) recovering the heavier hydrocarbon fraction as a bottoms stream from the second fractionation column 16.
Patent GB-2551234-A (GB)
Title: Adaptive overlapped block prediction in variable block size video coding
Inventor: DEBARGHA MUKHERJEE
IPC: H04N19/583
Filed: 2016-12-21
Abstract: Encoding a current block 720 of a current frame, generating a base prediction block for the current block based on current prediction parameters, and identifying adjacent prediction parameters used for encoding previously encoded adjacent blocks 721-724. At least one side of the current block is adjacent to at least two previously encoded adjacent blocks. The encoding includes determining overlap regions 731-734 in the current block, each of the overlap regions corresponding to a respective previously encoded adjacent block, and generating an overlapped prediction of pixel values for each of the overlap regions according to a weighted function of the base prediction and a prediction based on the adjacent prediction parameters. The weighted function is based on a difference between the current prediction parameters and the adjacent prediction parameters. The weighted function may be a function of relative distances between a predicted pixel (952, fig 9) and the centres of the current block (955, fig 9), and the adjacent block (954, fig 9). Alternatively, the weighted function may be a function of vertical or horizontal (963, 964, fig 9) relative distances between respective predicted pixels (953, 952, fig 9) and the boundaries between respective current blocks and adjacent blocks.
Patent GB-2546627-A (GB)
Title: Cord drive assembly for an architectural covering with a braking member and associated biasing element
Inventor: RICHARD ANDERSON
IPC: E06B9/78
Filed: 2017-01-11
Abstract: A cord drive assembly comprising a cord drive component rotatably mounted in a housing 110, a braking member positioned for engaging the cord drive component and a biasing element, separate from the housing, positioned for providing a biasing force against the braking member to hinder rotation of the drive component. The braking member may be a cantilevered arm 120 biased by a W shape spring 190. Alternatively there may be a coil spring 290 acting against braking member 220 (Fig. 14). The drive cord assembly may have an input member 150 axially moveable towards an output member 160, the two having interlocking gear teeth 162, 152. Upon rotation of the cord drive component, engagement of interlocking helical threads 156, 146 between a first part of the cord drive component 142 and the input member 150 causes axial movement of the input member towards the output shaft in a Bendix drive mechanism, until gears 162, 152 engage and both members rotate to drive lift rod (54, Fig 1), acting as a clutch. The brake and biasing element prevents premature rotation of the input shaft before interlocking of teeth 162,152.
Patent GB-2561238-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for monitoring objects in space
Inventor: PHILLIPPE BLONDEL
IPC: G01S13/87
Filed: 2017-04-07
Abstract: A system 100 for detecting objects 103 in space includes an array of satellite nodes 101 and a control module 105. The nodes comprise at least one transmitter module (107, fig.3) for transmitting an electromagnetic signal, and a plurality of receiver modules (109, fig.3) for receiving diffractions from electromagnetic waves scattered from objects in space. The control module focuses the receiver modules to receive diffractions from a focused virtual aperture in space and may include a beam-former. Each node forms part of an antenna array and the control module may process the received signals relating to the diffractions, using phased array processing techniques, to focus the antenna beam or sweep it across an area and possibly tracking detected objects. The nodes may have lasers which the control module may fire to impart momentum to other nodes to control their relative positions thus altering the position of the node in the array and hence the array factor. Alternatively the system includes an imaging module to assess a target object based on the signals received from the plurality of antenna elements, or an imaging unit for generating an image of a target object from the diffractions received at the receivers.
Patent GB-2546665-A (GB)
Title: Choke control tuned by flow coefficient for controlled pressure drilling
Inventor: JOSE D BRANA
IPC: E21B21/08
Filed: 2015-10-07
Abstract: A computerized control is used in controlling a choke when drilling a wellbore with a drilling system. The computerized control obtains a measured value of a parameter in the drilling system and controls the parameter in the drilling system using the choke. The computerized control obtains indications of an error between a set point of the parameter and the measured value of the parameter in the drilling system, a flow coefficient character of the choke, and a current position of the choke. Based on these indications, the computerized control then determines a position adjustment for the choke and adjusting the parameter in the drilling system by applying the position adjustment to the choke.
Patent GB-2547603-A (GB)
Title: Specific monoclonal antibodies of the antigen M of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) and use thereof in a diagnostic method
Inventor: SUSAN MARCELA BUENO RAMIREZ
IPC: G01N33/569
Filed: 2015-02-02
Abstract: The invention relates to murine monoclonal antibodies corresponding to monoclonal antibodies secreted by cell lines of hybridomas denominated 3G8/C11 and 7G4/A12, and which react against the antigen M of hMPV. Said antibodies do not compete with each other for the binding site for binding to the antigen, nor do they impede the simultaneous binding thereof to the antigen. Said monoclonal antibodies can be used for tests for the detection, diagnosis and/or determination of infection by hMPV.
Patent GB-2559440-A (GB)
Title: Active agent mixtures for styling products
Inventor: THORSTEN KNAPPE
IPC: A61Q5/06
Filed: 2017-09-15
Abstract: A cosmetic product for temporarily reshaping keratin-containing fibers, in particular human hair, containing, in a cosmetic carrier, in relation to its total weight, from about 0.01 to about 10 wt. % of at least one (meth)acrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium salt homo- or copolymer; from about 0.1 to about 10 wt. % of at least one non-ionic, anionic and/or amphoteric film-forming polymer (preferably, vinyl acetate/vinylpyrrolidone copolymer and/or polyvinylpyrrolidone). Most preferably the two components are present at 0.1 to 3.0 wt.% and 0.3 to 7.0 wt.% respectively. Preferably, the composition further comprises a distinct cationic nourishing active agent. Preferably, the composition comprises less than 0.1 wt% of an anionic and amphoteric surfactant. Most preferably, the composition comprises water (70 wt.%-92 wt.%). Preferably the composition comprises 1-15 wt.% of a propellant; most preferably from propane and/or butane. The cosmetic composition is used to e.g. reshape keratin fibres, improve hairstyle hold and reduce damage to the hair. Most preferably, the (meth)acrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium salt homo- or copolymer is a homopolymer.
Patent GB-2559893-A (GB)
Title: Gas fixture safety cover
Inventor: DAWN A TAMARKIN
IPC: F16K35/10
Filed: 2016-08-19
Abstract: A gas fixture safety cover comprising: at least one wall; at least one handle vertical slot located in the at least one wall, and the at least one handle vertical slot extends to the bottom of the at least one wall; at least one nozzle vertical slot located in the at least one wall, and the at least one nozzle vertical slot is generally perpendicular to the at least one handle vertical slot, and the at least one nozzle vertical slot extending to the bottom of the at least one wall; where the bottom of the gas fixture safety cover is opened.
Patent GB-2564539-A (GB)
Title: Real-time speech feed to agent greeting
Inventor: GERARD CARTY
IPC: H04M3/58
Filed: 2018-05-18
Abstract: A call received by a first agent in a contact center is speech analysed (preferably in real time) to detect keywords (508-512) from a preconfigured list. If it is determined via detected keywords that eg. the first agent does not have the requisite skills to deal with the call, snippets 512 or portions of the call are identified, ordered 520 and presented (eg. transcribed graphically 516) to a second agent along with possible indications that the caller has become upset or angry or that the first agent has become confused, and an indication of when the call will be transferred (522).
Patent GB-2575997-A (GB)
Title: A multi-purpose bait bucket
Inventor: JOHN ANTHONY BROOKS
IPC: A01K97/04
Filed: 2018-07-31
Abstract: A bucket 1 for storing fishing bait, the bucket comprising one or more vents 2 formed in a wall of the bucket, and further comprising one or more shutters 6, wherein each shutter is arranged, in use, to retractably cover at least a portion of at least one vent 2, such that the bucket 1 is reconfigurable in any one of an open state, a closed state or an intermediate state by operation or insertion of appropriate shutters (figure 3). The vents may comprise mesh. The bucket 1 may comprise shutter guides 14 arranged to receive 1 or more shutters 6.
Patent GB-2566603-A (GB)
Title: High performance control server system
Inventor: TIONG P ONG
IPC: G05B19/418
Filed: 2018-08-02
Abstract: A process control system 10 comprising a plurality of field devices (15 – 22) and controllers 150a-n within a controller farm 160. Each of the controllers 150a-n are configured to execute control modules corresponding to each of said field devices (15 – 22) for a particular time interval. The controller farm 160 may be located in a temperature controlled room 154. Further aspects define that each of the control modules may be allocated to a particular controller based on an availability metric obtained from each controller. The control modules may also be assigned based on load, bandwidth or available memory. The control modules may be ranked according to priority and then assigned.
Patent GB-2562428-A (GB)
Title: Light-emitting detection device
Inventor: TAKASHI ANAZAWA
IPC: G01N21/64
Filed: 2016-02-22
Abstract: A light-emitting detection device that: generates beams of light by separately focusing light emitted from light-emission points of a light-emission point array using focusing lenses of a focusing lens array; causes the beams of light to be incident at a sensor in parallel; and detects the beams of light. The diameter of the light-emission points, the focal length and interval of the focusing lenses, and the optical path length of the focusing lenses and the sensor are made to satisfy a prescribed relationship, and, as a result, the light-emitting detection device is smaller and achieves high sensitivity and low crosstalk.
Patent GB-2576713-A (GB)
Title: A solar power plant and method of installing a solar power plant
Inventor: BØRGE BJØRNEKLETT
IPC: H02S20/00
Filed: 2018-08-24
Abstract: A solar power plant comprising a flexible mat or net arranged to float on a body of water, the mat or net having a plurality of photovoltaic (PV) modules secured thereon, each module comprising a layer of photovoltaic cells sandwiched between an upper plate and a lower plate eg a dual glass module. The modules may be attached to the mat by slideable elongate profiles that are attached to the mat and to the modules (figure 4).
Patent GB-2577889-A (GB)
Title: Baby/children's garment comprising of multifunctional body temperature-sensing properties
Inventor: JOHN ELLIS
IPC: A41D13/12
Filed: 2018-10-08
Abstract: A garment for a child or baby comprises temperature-sensing properties by means of temperature sensitive inks and sensors. The inks 1, 3, 4 and sensors 2 provide sensory indication of temperature, which may be visual. The sensors are capable of providing an alert that the wearer’s body temperature is changing by means of an application on a smart device. Preferably a pattern on the garment changes colour above 37.5 degrees Celsius or below 36 degrees Celsius. The temperature sensors are preferably removable.
Patent GB-2579864-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to thermoelectric materials
Inventor: MAURICE N COLLINS
IPC: H01L35/24
Filed: 2018-12-18
Abstract: A thermoelectric material comprising carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and lignin. The CNTs are present as fibres and the lignin is present in pores and/or voids in the CNT fibres. The lignin may act as a dopant to increase the thermoelectric efficiency of the CNTs. CNTs may be multi-walled CNTs and may be formed as a yarn. The lignin may be organosolve lignin. A thermoelectric element, a fabric and a thermoelectric device comprising the thermoelectric material are also provided. The CNTs may be formed by chemical vapor deposition of direct spinning from a gas phase. The thermoelectric material may be used in the production of wearable thermoelectric devices.
Patent GB-2571446-A (GB)
Title: Joint data evaluation system, joint data evaluation method and computer readable medium
Inventor: TEPPEI YAGIHASHI
IPC: G06F16/245
Filed: 2019-01-30
Abstract: Evaluating joint data by obtaining first and second data sets that include a plurality of first and second type data segments which include values of first and second attributes S204. Specifying a distribution of the values of the first and second attributes in the first and second type data segments, and then generate evaluation data that indicates an evaluation value of joining the first and second data sets based on the specified distribution of the values of the first and second attributes S212. The first and second distribution specifying means may also calculate first and second feature amount vectors that indicate a feature of the distribution values of the first and second attributes S201. The first and second data obtaining means may obtain first and second data owned by a first and second user, respectively. It may also include presenting means that presents the second data set to the first user when the evaluation value satisfies a predetermined condition.
Patent GB-2581796-A (GB)
Title: Tracheostomy tube
Inventor: Sara Zimmermann
IPC: A61M16/04
Filed: 2019-02-26
Abstract: The invention relates to a tracheostomy tube which allows for speech. The tracheostomy tube comprises three channels; a respiratory channel 20 through which ventilation air (40, Fig 2) may be passed, a cuff inflation channel 30 through which air may be passed to inflate a cuff 20 provided at a distal end of the tube, and a phonation channel 1 which may be used to provide the patient with the airflow (50, Fig 2) necessary for speech. The phonation channel 1 is preferably in communication with fenestrations 5 provided proximal of the cuff 20 and opening toward the throat. A phonation unit may be connected to the proximal end of the phonation channel 1, the phonation unit preferably comprising a moistener, humidifier, heater and/or a UV light source for conditioning and/or sterilizing the airflow introduced into the phonation channel. A method of manufacturing a tracheostomy tube of this sort, as well as the use of such a tracheostomy tube for artificial respiration of a patient, are also provided.
Patent GB-2569492-A (GB)
Title: Sports training aid
Inventor: DAMIEN BROADHURST
IPC: A63B69/00
Filed: 2017-10-06
Abstract: A sports training aid intended for, but not limited to, batsmen in cricket. The bat comprises a handle, and a body, wherein there is a hollow channel within the body. The hollow channel houses a few moving mass with a substantially sliding fit. The arrangement is such that, when swung, the free moving mass contacts the bat resulting in audio and physical feedback akin to striking an actual ball. This is an improvement on the current practice of shadow batting.
Patent GB-2584663-A (GB)
Title: Mascot retention mechanism
Inventor: DAVID MOLYNEUX
IPC: B60R13/00
Filed: 2019-06-10
Abstract: A mascot retraction mechanism, such as for a vehicle mascot, has a mascot base 10 with a non-circular outline shape (figure 3) which extends over and conceals a contact area with a substantially circular edge. A support (6) comprising a support surface 22 is biased into contact with the contact area of the mascot base permitting the mascot base to pivot relative to the support about the substantially circular edge. Such pivoting may operate a release mechanism causing retraction of a mascot, the release mechanism possibly comprising a latch 30 which permits the support to move from a deployed to retracted/stowed position. In an alternative embodiment a cable (53, figure 21) connects the support to a release lever (54) engaged over a rod (57), where pivoting of the mascot causes the cable to move upwards releasing the lever and allowing the mascot to move downwards.